Stove and eange



W. A. BUSlEK & A. A. ROESCH.

STOVE AND RANGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1915.

1 1 96,078 Patented Aug. 29. 1916.

UNITED STATES aras FETQE.

WILLIAM ADOLPI-I BUSIEK AND ARTHUR ADAM ROESCI-I, 0F BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

STOVE AND RANGE.

Application filed June 26, 1915.

To all whom. 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that we, XVILLIAM ADoLrH BUSIEK and ARTHUR ADAM ROESOH, citizens of the United States, and residents of Belleville, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves and Ranges, of which the following is a specification containingafull, clear, and exact description reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in stoves and ranges, particularly the type known as combination stoves and ranges, in which either coal or gas can be utilized for producing heat. The conventional stove of this type has the gas burners located in the base of the oven with the result that a smaller part of the base is operative when the heat is being supplied by the coal, and the proclucts of combustion find their way into the ovens owing to the contracting or expanding or warping of the surfaces between the burners and the oven base. Our device obviates both of these difiiculties in that the burners,

or source of heat are located in the side wall or walls of the oven instead of the base. It will be obvious that the superficial area of the oven base is thereby not decreased, and if the proper wall is selected in locating the burner, it will be impossible for the products of combustion to find their way into the oven, since a wall may be selected that is not in contact with the heated gases. WVith the above purposes in view, our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through the center of the range and,

, Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section of our baffle plate. Fig. 3 is a plan of baffle, partly broken away. I

In the drawings numeral 4 designates a horizontal base frame sup orted by the. legs 5; 6 designates a rectangular compartment. At its left, and immediately adjacent is located the ash pit 7. Near the top of the ash pit the fire backs S and 9 are positioned.

from which is suspended the shaker grate 10; 11 designates the upper surface and face plates of the range and 12 the smoke fine. The wall 18 separating compartment 6 from the ash pit 7 is off-set near its lower extremity at 1e by means of the walls 15 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

Serial No. 36,555.

16 thus leaving the open space 17 extending to the wall 18, the continuation of the wall 13. Space 17 is in direct communication with compartment 6 by means of the flue 19. This space 17 is that which is used in the conventional grate for the door weights used in connection with the front door of compartment 6. Positioned in the space 17 near the flue 19 is positioned the source of heat 19 such as a gas burner or electrical resistance; in the event thata gas burner is used either one or more can be efficiently used,

i 20 designates a baffle plate constructed of two plates 21 and 22 secured together by the screws 23 with a sheet of asbestos 21 secured therebetween. This bafl'le plate 20 is slidably secured at the end nearest the source of heat by the ledge 25 and at its other extremity by the ledge 26. Ledge 26 is positioned considerably above ledge 25 so that plate 21 of baflle plate 20 is inclined to the horizontal as shown in Fig. l. The portion of the bafiie plate 20 nearest the ledge 26 when the baflie plate is in position is formed into the shape of a reverse curve 27 and 28.

29 designates an oven bracket slidably secured to the ledge 30 and into the horizontal portion of battle plate 20 located between the curves 27 and 28. Oven rack 29 thereby is brought into a horizontal position. At the top of compartment 6 in plate 31 is positioned a fine 32 in direct communication with the smoke flue 12.

33 and 3 1 designate the front and rear walls respectively of the range; 35 a conventional ash door; 36 represents an aperture in the rear end of bailie plate 20.

\Vhen gas or electricity is used as a source of heat, positioned at 19, the operation of our range is as follows: The products of combustion arise from the source 19 pass through the fine 19, under the baffle plate 20 through the aperture 36, (as indicated by arrows) through the compartment 6 the flue 32, into the smoke flue 12.

It is to be noted that our battle is so constructed that at. the portion nearest the source of heat, the danger of an undue amount of absorption of heat by the metal is obviated. This is brought about by the asbestos 24: which prevents the conduction of heat from plate 21 to plate 20. Our baffle is furthermore so designed that a portion of it acts as a support for the conventional oven rack. The positioning of the battle is such that it is easily removable and reflects the heat in an extremely efficient manner.

lVhen coal is used as a fuel, the heat originating, in the pouch 37 rises, passes (as indicated by the arrows) through the flue 38, flue 39 and flue l0 thence through the Conventional bafiied path not shown into the smoke fine 12. By these means, we have constructed a range that can be used either with wood or coal or with gas or electricity; the use of one in no manner lowering the efficiency of the other. The removal of the baffle plate 20, by sliding is all that is required to convert the gas range to an' eiiieient coal range. The products of combustion from the coal never enter the compartment 6, neither do the products of gas combustion ever enter the passages except the upper flue used by the coal gases, This range can be built economically of very few parts, is easy to keep clean, and effectively produces the results claimed for it in the objects outlined elsewhere in this specification.

lVhat we claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a source of heat, an oven base plate, a baffie plate, an oven shelf, said source of heat laterally sub-adjacent said bafiie plate positioned at an angle to said oven base plate, so that said battle plate at its higher extremity forms a support for said shelf.

2. In a device of the character described, two compartments, a source of heat, an oven base plate, a baflie and a shelf, said bafile slidably mounted in one of said compartments, said source of heat firmly secured in the other of said compartments, means of communication between said compartments permitting products of combustion to pass from one of said compartments against said baiiie through an aperture in the other of said compartments, said bathe plate positioned at an acute angle to said'oven base plate, so that said shelf is partially supported by the upper end of said bafiie.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM ADOLPH BUSIEK.

ARTHUR ADAM ROESCH. lVitnesses:

MILDRED STOGKER,

FREDERICK A. MARSHALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

